With the Republican Civil War between Trump and Ryan, How will House Republicans Move Forward on Puerto Rico?

Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump is not soldon Paul Ryan’s Puerto Rico bill, and as the feud between Ryan and Trump grows, passing a solution to the Puerto Rico financial crisis by the July 1st deadline could be in jeopardy. This wouldn’t be the first time House Republicans have missed deadlines on Puerto Rico, and it is unclear if the Speaker has the votes to move forward with the bill. The Island defaulted on its last debt payment earlier this month, which has led to public schools closing, doctors fleeing the Island, and social services getting cut.

“Our fellow Americans living in Puerto Rico continue to suffer from the inaction of a dysfunctional Republican Congress,” said Javier Gamboa of the DCCC. “It is sad that finding a solution to the Puerto Rican financial and humanitarian crisis is getting dragged into the Republican Party’s civil war. The fate of Puerto Rico rests in Paul Ryan’s hands and he’s failing his fellow citizens.”

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